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Traditional male viking names. In the Viking Age many boys were named after the god Thor like Toke and Thorsten. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. Ragnar rag-nahr - Name of a famous viking warrior of legend Ragnar Lothbrok Sigurdsson popularized in the History Channel television series Vikings.

This simple name translates as life. Viking Male Names 1. You might have heard individual names such as Erik Rune Sigrid and Tove in Denmark.

53 rows 193 Norse Baby Boy Names With Meanings. Aevar - Son of Ketil Alfarinn Alfarin An Armod Arni Asgrim Askel Askell Aslak Asolf Asrod Asvald Avaldamon Avang. In the Viking Age no children got a god name like Odin Óðinn or Thor Thórr which would have been an insult to the Norse culture.

Though some Viking baby names are quite popular many are unusual enough in much of the world that you arent likely to encounter others with the same namea plus for many parents seeking a unique name for their child. It was not unusual to meet Vikings with names like Orm Serpent Ulf Wolf and Bjørn Bear. This was the language of Norse sagas telling magical stories about Scandinavian and Germanic history Viking voyages a battles Norse mythology and paganism.

Originally it was a masculine name although eventually it. The number to the left of the names shows the relative popularity. Popular modern name picks inspired by Vikings Many Viking Age names are still widely given to children throughout Scandinavia.

Animal names were also popular. Name of a mythical treasure guardian. There is a second page for female names.